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Govt opts for increment in levy as petroleum prices see no change
According to details, the levy on light diesel has been increased by Rs21.89 per liter to maintain prices. Hence, the total levy on light diesel has been increased from Rs8.56 to Rs30.45 per liter.
The development levy on high-speed…
Parvez Elahi proposes three names for Punjab interim CM
Talking to media after meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Elahi said he had proposed three names including Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, Naseer Ahmed Khan and Nasir Saeed Khosa as chief minister of the interim setup.…
Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for January
The minister announced this during a presser in Islamabad on Sunday.
Next revision on the prices will be made on January 31.
Price of petrol or gasoline was maintained until January 31 at Rs214.80. Petrol is primarily used in small…
LG polls in Karachi, Hyderabad: Counting of votes underway
Only the voters inside the polling stations were allowed to vote.
The election process overall remained peaceful with few instances of clashes.
This is the second phase of Sindh’s LG polls which was being held in seven districts…
LG elections in Karachi, Hyderabad to be held on Jan 15: ECP
The decision was taken during a meeting of ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and attended by all four members.
The officials deliberated on the notification and letter of the Sindh government as per…
Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi advises governor to dissolve assembly
This was announced by senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry in Lahore on Thursday after a meeting between PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Elahi at the former’s mansion in Zaman Park on Thursday.
Fawad stated that Elahi…
Sindh govt decides to postpone LG elections in Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the government has written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone elections in the related cities which were scheduled for January 15.
During a news conference…
PTA blocked 1.1 million URLs last year over morality, decency violations
A significant number of online materials were deemed inappropriate or in violation of societal norms and values.
This is evident from the fact that the majority of complaints processed by the regulator were related to issues of morality…
On the brink: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves fall to 3.5 year low
Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday showed that the country made $1.233 billion in external debt payments in the first week of the new year.
As a result, foreign exchange reserves with the central bank fell to a…
Dissolving assemblies unconstitutional, undemocratic: Rana Sana
Talat Hussain on the show Red Line with Talat, he said that the establishment did not indulge in any political engineering in Punjab, noting that even if money had been given to MPAs as claimed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman…